Calcitonin, Rat

Ref. 3D-CRB1001442

Produktinformation

• Name: Calcitonin, Rat
• Synonyme: [Cyc(1,7)]H-CGNLSTCMLGTYTQDLNKFHTFPQTSIGVGAP-NH2CGNLSTCMLGTYTQDLNKFHTFPQTSIGVGAP-amideH-Cys-Gly-Asn-Leu-Ser-Thr-Cys-Met-Leu-Gly-Th r-Tyr-Thr-Gln-Asp-Leu-Asn-Lys-Phe-His-Thr-Phe-Pro -Gln-Thr-Ser-Ile-Gly-Val-Gly-Ala-Pro-NH2 (Disulfide bridge: Cys1-Cys7)

Beschreibung

The hormone Calcitonin, reduces the amount of serum calcium during hypercalcemia and is released from the C-cells of the thyroid gland. Within its structure it contains a disulphide bridge between cysteine 1 and 7 and a proline at its carboxy terminal.Calcitonin is used therapeutically in the treatment of hypercalcemia diseases such as Paget disease, Sudeck atrophy, bone metastases and vitamin-D intoxication.The level of calcitonin in the plasma can also be used as a marker for medullary thyroid carcinoma, while procalcitonin is used to diagnose sepsis.

• Marke: Biosynth

Chemische Eigenschaften

• Molekulargewicht: 3,397.6 g/mol